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Bush could be much too busy in a short while to worry about Florida.You forgot Poland ,Georgia, and NATO .If that flares up they will move US troops from all over the world to support Poland and other NATO country's.We may be getting out of IRAQ and Afghanistan much quicker than they originally planned .

Now Russia is asking China for support at the UN and who knows what China will demand in return.
We are nose to nose with the Russian Navy in the black sea and just one mistake and who knows what will happen.China is much stronger at sea than Russia but logistics may be tough.You can bet that the Joint Chiefs are watching this very closely and lots of 688's and Boomers are at sea and on full alert !

LP, stick to the nuts and fruits in California - you don't know jack about Louisiana.

So - you don't have any idea, is that what you're saying?

At Coretta Scott King's funeral in early 2006, Ethel Kennedy, the widow of Robert Kennedy, leaned over to him and whispered, "The torch is being passed to you." "A chill went up my spine," Obama told an aide. (Newsweek)

Well if Gustav does become a major hurricane and direct hits NO you'd have to be brain dead to stay in the city. There is only 2 kinds of people who would stay, fucking idiots and looters in waiting. Oh, I take it back, there are 3 types of people. The third type is someone who lives in a part of the city that didn't flood the 1st time and wants to protect their property from types 1 and 2.

And as far as the levee's go, they could be built to take a CAT 5 and all it'd take is a barge busting loose and smashing into one and /BAM/ instant repeat of Katrina. Of course the DUmmies would say Lord Rove personally cut the lines but hey...:D

That map shows landfall west of the city. No big deal. Even a head-on is doable. The path that Katrina took, just east of the city, is the killer. Bush, Obama, McCain, whoever; a hurricane just east of the city has it's rotation pushing Lake Pontchartrain into the city. That is a no-win for anyone.